Contractor Parks Boom in Connecticut

0:00Compass Enterprises is turning vacant land near Sinsbury Airport into seven small warehouses for contractors and trades folks. Each spot runs from 1,200 to 2,000 square feet, perfect for landscapers, electricians, roofers and plumbers with just a handful of workers. It's affordable space they actually need, not some oversized rental. This fits a bigger trend popping up across Connecticut, with similar setups greenlit in places like Bristol, Glastonbury and Rocky Hill. Developers are caching in on the demand for these contractor parks, which have been around elsewhere for years, but are finally catching on here. Towns love it, because it keeps work trucks and equipment out of quiet residential streets at night. Neighbors complain less when those snow plows and dump trucks aren't parked next door, and small businesses stay happy with low cost storage. Officials in Sinsbury gave it a unanimous thumbs up this week, seeing the need in North Central Connecticut, where more rules are cracking down on. Multiple vehicles per home. Demand is so high that spots in existing parks have waiting lists, stretching over a decade.

1:05Expect construction to wrap by late summer or early spring, easing that pressure on local crews and keeping the peace in the suburbs. From your city, powered by AI, this is Hartford News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.